Alternate World · December 28, 2026 · Boundary of District X155Please respect copyright.PENANA1IwUpggWat
Wind drifted through the cracks of ruined buildings, gently brushing sand across Yu Yong-An's face. He stood at the edge of District X, a faded, forgotten warning sign swaying in the breeze, its blurred letters barely reading, "Unknown Risk / Do Not Enter."155Please respect copyright.PENANAxYIXysV4jo
Beneath his feet, the cracked concrete released twisting trails of dust with each step. District X lay beyond city surveillance, belonging to no administrative area. As Bai Zi-Ming had said—it was a place "that should not exist."155Please respect copyright.PENANAXIg9SyLVT8
Yu tightly gripped the cross in his pocket, left behind by Zhang Yi-An and passed by Li An-Qing before her death. Its cold, heavy weight felt as if it would pull him into an unseen abyss.155Please respect copyright.PENANAYKh0AtzrwK
Temporal Boundary · Entering the Core155Please respect copyright.PENANA0MGVMtZgpV
At the heart of District X, time had lost its usual order.155Please respect copyright.PENANA0BzIJpHWtr
Walls varied from ancient moss-covered surfaces to unnaturally pristine textures; shadows and cracks clashed as though from different eras. His devices failed—no GPS, no network—only the cross remained, suddenly warm in his palm.155Please respect copyright.PENANACcvWK6bzPG
He halted abruptly. A glowing countdown appeared upon the cross:155Please respect copyright.PENANAh1iVOiWmqT
—5155Please respect copyright.PENANAeBAzc8B1ZR
—4155Please respect copyright.PENANA6i1jIFHHOg
—3…155Please respect copyright.PENANAe4oYW1k6sc
Recurrence of Temporal Distortion155Please respect copyright.PENANA6i2uPvohML
When "1" appeared, silence consumed everything, even the wind vanished. His vision blurred briefly as the surroundings trembled, damaged pipes reformed, glass fragments floated back into place, as though time reversed.155Please respect copyright.PENANACHGDxo1Xcr
Then he saw—two figures appearing at the abandoned corridor's intersection:155Please respect copyright.PENANAUYykEJAUX5
Zhang Yi-An and Li An-Qing.155Please respect copyright.PENANAsrxu4HCkvM
Yu stood motionless, watching. This wasn't an image, but a residual reality. He heard nothing, felt nothing, but knew—this was the truth of that day.155Please respect copyright.PENANAxepFHp6tf8
Fragments of Truth155Please respect copyright.PENANAl9AE2ASBJ5
Li An-Qing's lips moved silently. This time, Yu wasn't merely an observer; the cross vibrated gently, resonating with unheard words.155Please respect copyright.PENANAlv8xc6mXGj
Then a voice emerged, source unknown: "It's not your fault... but you must remember everything."155Please respect copyright.PENANAZOaPnuskVx
Li's form fractured into multiple overlapping images, each from different timelines forcibly merging.155Please respect copyright.PENANAjvNitnp1zX
Temporal distortion surged violently. Yu involuntarily stepped back, surroundings stretching and collapsing like a dream.155Please respect copyright.PENANAfbj2Oi7GKO
Zhang Yi-An looked directly at him—just for a brief moment, unmistakably real.155Please respect copyright.PENANAwdgPHk3ROk
Awakening155Please respect copyright.PENANAkS9iouYgBG
Yu Yong-An awoke sharply, lying on a cold, abandoned floor as dusk approached. Uncertain of how long he'd been unconscious, the cross was cold again, the countdown gone—as if nothing had occurred.155Please respect copyright.PENANA0U0SMyzz41
He sat up slowly, the voice and gaze lingering vividly.155Please respect copyright.PENANABbISgmvcH9
Zhang Yi-An awaited him in another time, and Yu had just glimpsed the edge of truth.155Please respect copyright.PENANAIo9YQLsgQ2
The Promise of Four Fallen Leaves – Alternate World, December 28, 2026 · Depths of District X155Please respect copyright.PENANAZyutfgqA38
After Temporal Distortion · Awakening155Please respect copyright.PENANA36UG5nKQh9
The icy concrete numbed Yu's back as he struggled awake, his vision foggy, mind chaotic.155Please respect copyright.PENANAkMkAKtaj7o
The words echoed: "You must remember everything."155Please respect copyright.PENANARs71oJN5pL
He trembled, retrieving the cross from his jacket, now ordinary yet undeniably real.155Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8xMx0x6Md
This wasn't a dream.155Please respect copyright.PENANAgHRaoXWeJZ
Physical Anomalies155Please respect copyright.PENANAAEiHHntEN8
Standing up, his body ached as if torn between dreams and reality. Dizziness forced him to steady himself. Memory fragments overlapped or vanished inexplicably—he knew this phenomenon: memory displacement.155Please respect copyright.PENANACz07CoMQv5
Residual Phenomena155Please respect copyright.PENANAdWEomLFUjy
Examining the surroundings, small details revealed anomalies—tiles mysteriously cracked, rust colored differently across timelines. Near a window, reflections briefly showed Zhang Yi-An and Li An-Qing.155Please respect copyright.PENANAXwmSW2FQ5h
Approaching, the figures vanished—a residual memory overlapping with reality.155Please respect copyright.PENANAa0J7TJ5gPS
Residual Signal in the Cross155Please respect copyright.PENANAGLnTZgQkVb
Yu inspected the cross, noticing a newly formed gap. Carefully prying it open, a thin nano-chip emerged, inscribed:155Please respect copyright.PENANAdnSjpx8Iix
"Tuesday 04:11 / Reverse Axis"155Please respect copyright.PENANA5PODwjSZ0d
He inhaled sharply. This confirmed cyclical distortions—Zhang Yi-An knew it. But what was "Reverse Axis"—reversed time or another coordinate?155Please respect copyright.PENANALqD9PmyQPq
He looked into District X's shadows, sensing an unnamed force still active.155Please respect copyright.PENANASU7oItFwhh
Internal Shift and Psychological Displacement155Please respect copyright.PENANAKhD4t4R4IB
Before leaving, he revisited the distortion's origin, hearing a whisper—not hallucination, but his future self:155Please respect copyright.PENANAdzJNux3CJv
"You've activated the first point. The next lies where you thought you'd left. Remember Friday."155Please respect copyright.PENANAfOXhXKJvRq
His heart skipped. His last memory before entering this world was Friday, May 17, 2024. The distortion alternated between Tuesdays and Fridays.155Please respect copyright.PENANAKRfLfTakTx
He pocketed the cross and chip, resolve solidified.155Please respect copyright.PENANA74D5f6QcO5
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Outside the Base: The Fated Moment155Please respect copyright.PENANAHVRSnrBBZL
Alternate World, December 28, 2026, late night · Outside LUOYEH Base155Please respect copyright.PENANAhVnUlFuWrO
District X faded behind him, a silent shadow extending deeper through temporal fissures. Yu's steps were steady yet heavier. He carried only the cross, chip, and memories foreign to his past.155Please respect copyright.PENANAEmXg9tEgaH
Cycle Calculation and Self-Assessment155Please respect copyright.PENANASslyp0XAsw
At a small inn beyond AI surveillance, Yu secured himself inside, logging observations offline:155Please respect copyright.PENANAcDb9IdAtnq
First distortion: May 17, 2024 (Friday) / Tamsui exploration.155Please respect copyright.PENANAZW7JohNYIp
Second distortion: December 22, 2026 (Tuesday) / Triggered at District X.155Please respect copyright.PENANA2UztJU4Ufn
Cycle interval: mirrored Tuesdays and Fridays.155Please respect copyright.PENANAPYX4f5jBCE
Inserting the chip into a modified terminal, decoding succeeded on the third attempt:155Please respect copyright.PENANAA0gGvO9u6P
Countdown: 3 days, 6 hours, 12 minutes.155Please respect copyright.PENANAfmq081k3aZ
This wasn't a fixed event countdown—it marked the next distortion.155Please respect copyright.PENANArdx00sbGPn
Reverse Axis Thought and Displacement155Please respect copyright.PENANA72g1wO4XxX
The chip revealed: "Observation: Reverse Axis0004 / Partial Time Rewrite"155Please respect copyright.PENANAM6NVu1FRbr
After pondering all night, Yu concluded "Reverse Axis" could mean reversed temporal coordinates or forced identity replacement.
As dusk descended in utter silence, a forgotten audio recorder beneath the railway began to activate.
It was an old recording, long since converted into a digital wave format. But one fragment remained intact—perfectly preserved:
"I'm not you. But I know who you are."
At that exact moment, a crystal buried under the rail began to glow faintly. Its spiral light pattern didn't conform to anything known in this world.
An unexpected signal.A voice without a source.And a scene that shattered the moment the audio stopped playing.
As though, in another time and another self, someone was softly saying:
"There is still another you, already walking this path.
He noted:155Please respect copyright.PENANAUqDME3VRe0
"If memories repeat, don't resist."155Please respect copyright.PENANACKVsAOAtCM
"On Friday, I will face that unfamiliar temporal fracture again."155Please respect copyright.PENANAczoGwcYDBW
Self-Monitoring Amidst Displacement155Please respect copyright.PENANASHSFcz72vM
Yu started "time status monitoring," recording: "December 22, 03:05 am. Memory intact. Identity: Yu Yong-An. No overlapping visuals or auditory disturbances."155Please respect copyright.PENANAf3kzr5A5lT
Logs scheduled every six hours with questions:155Please respect copyright.PENANAVUGvApf3hF
Who am I?155Please respect copyright.PENANACf1QZjQgDD
What am I remembering?155Please respect copyright.PENANASkiWAWz1gw
Am I seeing inconsistencies with reality?155Please respect copyright.PENANAhK2ZKIPvhr
This protected the existence of "which version" of himself.155Please respect copyright.PENANAwoWyaBgWyP
Silent Determination · Preparation for Friday155Please respect copyright.PENANAbmAI6DbGHL
In the modest room, he gazed at a worn mirror until dawn.155Please respect copyright.PENANAscvNyEpCLK
If Zhang Yi-An vanished through time and Yu was chosen as "another him," this wasn't merely seeking truth—but a full replacement.155Please respect copyright.PENANAhUKqdqvWbY
The chip's words echoed:155Please respect copyright.PENANAUAGEZQmnVM
"You must remember everything."155Please respect copyright.PENANAFa8XoXllwj
Countdown: 2 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes.
Friday approached again.155Please respect copyright.PENANASSmJ27wX4L
This time, he was ready.
January 1, 2027 (Friday)
At that moment, all the light rain stopped.
Raindrops hung frozen in midair. Light stood still, suspended in vertical silence.
Local time-space coordinates had ceased functioning. Every visible display read the same line:
2027.01.01 // 00:00:00
The timestamp appeared across mirrors, skylights, phone screens.In several places, people stood immobile.In others—they were simply gone.
But one figure remained.He stood before a mirror.And in his eyes, that same timecode appeared:
00:00:00
It was you.
A silver arc of time suddenly unfolded before them.
Li An-Qing stood at the edge of that unstable rail. Her eyes no longer seemed like physical organs but flickered like layered code—scrolling between systems, ages, and archives.
"Do you still remember me?"
There was no space between them, and yet, they could not reach each other.
"When he discovered Reverse Axis, did he still remember you—the version of you that looked into his eyes?"
Yang An-Ting took a step forward.That single step lit up the edge of time.
Li An-Qing's outline blurred and bent. She became a prism of overlapping timelines, her presence glitching softly like corrupted memory.
"But you're still here."
"And I still remember you."
"Then that's enough."
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